Flashbulb memory is memory centered on specific, important events that are so vivid as if they represent a snapshot of the event. The more exceptional and distinctive memories are, the more easily we recall them later. Flashbulb memories do not contain every details of the event. We may have memories for some material but cannot recall where information came from. For example, we know that we have met someone before but cannot remember where we initially met him or her. Additionally, details recalled in flashbulb memories are usually inaccurate. Memories often consist of a general reconstruction of previous experiences. People tend to remember information organized and stored in memory that bias new information (schemas). Schemas are based
